so to not jump the gun, here is a great masterpiece, which to some might seem not so obvious one.
Anton Bruckner and his 4th symphony that for some unclear reason he titled 'Romantic'.
what's romantic about politics of brutal & then soft power Otto von Bismarck would practice in the days of the composer?
for it was the 'iron chancellor' whose approach to unification of Germany is portrayed in the music of Bruckner 4th.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Iron_(speech)
Anton Bruckner and his 4th symphony that for some unclear reason he titled 'Romantic'.
what's romantic about politics of brutal & then soft power Otto von Bismarck would practice in the days of the composer?
for it was the 'iron chancellor' whose approach to unification of Germany is portrayed in the music of Bruckner 4th.
“The position of Prussia in Germany will not be determined by its liberalism but by its power. Prussia must concentrate its strength and hold it for the favorable moment, which has already come and gone several times. Since the treaties of Vienna, our frontiers have been ill-designed for a healthy body politic. Not through speeches and majority decisions will the great questions of the day be decided, but by iron and blood”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Iron_(speech)